In 1991, the French husband-and-wife volcanologist-filmmaker team Maurice and Katia Krafft were killed by the flow of ash from the eruption of Mount Unzen in Nagasaki. Inexplicably, Werner Herzog didn’t …
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If you’ve tried your hand at networking or been to a film-focused event, you’ve probably gotten that age-old question eventually. “What do you do?” In the past, I’ve hemmed and …
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Is the platform positioning itself to challenge Hollywood’s movie studios next? The infrastructure suggests it’s already happening. YouTube’s CEO has noted that “TV has surpassed mobile” as the main device …
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Side Hustle A new friend came up to me after a screening and Q&A recently for my first short as a director, Side Hustle. “I realized that you’re completely honest, …
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Director Carol Bash and Robert Shepard, director of photography, on a set for the documentary, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band. The documentary was made with the help …
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I was in a coffee shop in Los Feliz the other day, and I got stuck on an idea. It’s a story that’s personal to me, one that deals with …
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Floyd and Stephanie Rance, founders of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, onstage at the opening party. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Arturo Holmes/Getty Images When I …
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Remember 2012? The U.S. box office hit nearly $11 billion, Netflix became a streaming service, and Emily Best launched Seed&Spark with what seemed like a radical mission: Build your audience, control your …
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AMMAN — The Amman International Film Festival (AIFF) has never chased glitz. There hasn’t been a red carpet in two years, in solidarity with Gaza. Nor any scramble for premieres. …